@General RE LEE
It took me a couple days however here is the mule deer I wrote about. 130gr Berger Hybrid AR OTM, five shots. All impacts were 1,870’ish FPS, and either broadside or slightly quartering away-
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Numbered in order-
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The buck paused briefly and shot number one was stationary. The rest were as he alternated between fast walking and trotting for about 70 yards. Shot 5 broke spine and he dropped of course.
Skinned-
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Numbered-
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Zero observable upset in 4 of the 5 bullets.
A couple days prior, this elk was killed using the same rifle, and again at 1,850-1,870’ish FPS impact.
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I haven’t been able to find the pictures of him skinned as they are on old phones, however the results were near identical to the mule deer- 6 shots all bisecting the lungs as he walked for about 60-70 yards. 1 out of 6 showed signs of upset.
The results have been consistent when impacts were below 2,050fps or so. This was confirmed in testing.
In contrast, this is what they consistenly do above that 2,050’ish FPS-
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In their operating window. they work very well. Everyone if of course free to do as they please, however I would be cautious of going off of people that have not used them enough at that 1,800fps range, or have only hit bone doing so.